A few pics

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hollowdweller

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Was fooling around thru my photobucket and dreaming of next weekend when we go to the WV Folk Festival and then Backpacking so thought I'd post some.

Mountain Laurel blooming on Blackbird Knob Trail Dolly Sods Wilderness
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The falls and swimming hole at the Forks of Red Creek Dolly Sods
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The Lions head Cliffs with the "Unamed Vista" (the rocks in the distance) off Rocky Point Trail, Dolly Sods

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Mike Morningstar/Rick Roberts Jamming in the Song tent

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Jim Costa jamming on the street

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Roaring Plains/Dolly Sods Canyon Rim Trail (I'm sitting on a rock holding out my hands in the distance)
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Microwave Tower connector trail Roaring Plains/Dolly Sods

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Thats great pics . Do you find those hiking poles make a big difference ? I know a staff can help occasionally . This seems to be a step beyond that idea .

You sure like your music . It must be a great passion of yours . Hiking, Travelling and music festivals .
 
Yeah the hiking poles really help when you are carrying a heavy pack on rocky ground.:thumbup:

You are right I love music and nature:thumbup: ;)
 
Great shots! I'm moving to your general area next year, those photos are making me really look forward to it :).

Matt
 
Beautiful shots.

(I could use a swimming hole like that down here in SC this time of year.)

Eric
 
LongRifle said:
Great shots! I'm moving to your general area next year, those photos are making me really look forward to it :).

Matt
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Do you go backpacking? If so you'll have to come sometime:thumbup:
 
hollowdweller said:
Yeah the hiking poles really help when you are carrying a heavy pack on rocky ground.:thumbup:

You are right I love music and nature:thumbup: ;)
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They can be a big help in reducing the stress on your knees. Especially on the way down. Over less broken terrain an ice axe can also be a big help.

n2s
 
Breathtaking bro. Gracias.
 
Hollow your pix always starts a stirring deep within my soul. There's no wonder my people hugged the trees and cried when they were forced to leave that part of the country long ago.:(
 
Yvsa said:
Hollow your pix always starts a stirring deep within my soul. There's no wonder my people hugged the trees and cried when they were forced to leave that part of the country long ago.:(
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And it's a damn shame they lost it. It'd probably be in a hell of a lot better shape if they had been able to keep it. Probably be more places like this if history had been kinder to the natives:thumbup: Plus the whole tribal thing where everybody kind of throws their lot in with each other would have been better too.
 
not2sharp said:
They can be a big help in reducing the stress on your knees. Especially on the way down. Over less broken terrain an ice axe can also be a big help.
n2s
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a word on hiking and the environment... i'm hardly a crazed environmentalist, but a few things annoy me... i shall now rant :)

unfortunately, the ones with the carbide tips can also permenently scar the rocks and whatnot. we have a mountain near me, made of a VERY hard rock, it's stood the test of time, and everthing around it worn down - not this - some kinda of super hard material - looks like tourmaline mixed in, or some other crystal - black basalt like stuff - so the term Monadnock - that which endures or (indian thing mountain that stands alone :>)...
http://www.nhstateparks.org/ParksPages/Monadnock/MonadnockInfo.html

it's also a unique microclimate... dogs are not allowed on the mountain (poops/urine/scarring)... since it's mostly rock, almost nothing can bio-degrade like it might in a forest... even if people pick up poops, there's the urine thing. most people don't pick up poops on other trails though. eww.

well, it's not enduring carbide tool steel - pristine trails are now pocked and gouged with sticks holes, scratches. it's ... i dunno how to describe it... it's the worst kind of grafiti in a way. it will never, ever go away, it's turning rock that's lasted zillions of years into course sand. eventually, maybe after 100's of years of weathering, assuming people stopped using sticks, it might soften some, but it will be around forever. i call them "leki pox"

i walk with a stick, often just a plain stick, or at best, a rubber crutch tip on the end. in winter, sure, something that can poke onto ice is fine. summer? erm. grumble :P

i understand those sticks have interchangeable tips - rubber ones, plastic ones, all kinds. use the rubber please :)

bladite
 
Hollow, I'm not too much of a back-packer, but I should be able to outfit a trip or two with some steel :). I'll look you up when we move.
 
Bladite said:
a word on hiking and the environment... i'm hardly a crazed environmentalist, but a few things annoy me... i shall now rant :)

unfortunately, the ones with the carbide tips can also permenently scar the rocks and whatnot. we have a mountain near me, made of a VERY hard rock, it's stood the test of time, and everthing around it worn down - not this - some kinda of super hard material - looks like tourmaline mixed in, or some other crystal - black basalt like stuff - so the term Monadnock - that which endures or (indian thing mountain that stands alone :>)...
http://www.nhstateparks.org/ParksPages/Monadnock/MonadnockInfo.html

it's also a unique microclimate... dogs are not allowed on the mountain (poops/urine/scarring)... since it's mostly rock, almost nothing can bio-degrade like it might in a forest... even if people pick up poops, there's the urine thing. most people don't pick up poops on other trails though. eww.

well, it's not enduring carbide tool steel - pristine trails are now pocked and gouged with sticks holes, scratches. it's ... i dunno how to describe it... it's the worst kind of grafiti in a way. it will never, ever go away, it's turning rock that's lasted zillions of years into course sand. eventually, maybe after 100's of years of weathering, assuming people stopped using sticks, it might soften some, but it will be around forever. i call them "leki pox"

i walk with a stick, often just a plain stick, or at best, a rubber crutch tip on the end. in winter, sure, something that can poke onto ice is fine. summer? erm. grumble :P

i understand those sticks have interchangeable tips - rubber ones, plastic ones, all kinds. use the rubber please :)

bladite
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that's interesting. I've never noticed any rock scarring here, and you can see there's lots of rocks.

You can see the pole marks in the mud but they go away when it rains just like the deer prints:thumbup:
 
Thanks for posting the pics I really enjoyed them. I hope you post some more when you get a chance.
 
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